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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Button City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Button City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Button City is located in Chenango County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.

Below are the counties that are near Button City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Button City:

  • Chenango County     (The home county of Button City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Button City, with the one closest to Button City listed first.
    • Columbus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • New Berlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sherburne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • North Norwich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Smyrna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lathams Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Kirk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Beaver Meadow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Mount Upton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Haynes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Button City, with the one closest to Button City listed first.
    • North Franklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Davenport Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sidney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sidney Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Shackport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Button City, with the one closest to Button City listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chepachet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Cedarville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Millers Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Norwich Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • South Columbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Cullen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Corrado Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Ilion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
    • Frankfort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mohawk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Edicks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Button City, with the one closest to Button City listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • South Hamilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • East Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Hamilton Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Earlville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Randallsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecksport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Bouckville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Solsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Button City, with the one closest to Button City listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Stockwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Sangerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • North Bridgewater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Waterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cassville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Oriskany Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Paris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Sauquoit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Augusta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Button City, with the one closest to Button City listed first.
    • South Edmeston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Edmeston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pittsfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Burlington Flats
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • West Burlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Garrattsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Patent
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Plainfield Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Welcome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Welcome is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Morris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Snowdon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Lena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lena is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Button City, see our County-by-County Page for Button City.

Cemeteries Near Button City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Button City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Button City - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Button City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Button City, with the one closest to Button City listed first.

  • Carter School House Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Columbus Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gazlay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Brookfield Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Columbus Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Giles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Edmeston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lamb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Demming Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waterman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (459 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Taylor Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Button City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Button City.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Button City, with the one closest to Button City listed first.

  • Tallette
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Tallette is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallette
  • South Edmeston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
  • South Brookfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • South Brookfield is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brookfield
  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • West Edmeston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Edmeston
  • Edmeston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • North Edmeston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edmeston
  • New Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pittsfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Brookfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Burlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Burlington Flats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Leonardsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Hamilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • East Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Button City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Button City.

Newspapers Published in Button City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Button City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Button City, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Button City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Button City:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Button City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Button City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.